A third outing for UK small press comics legend Ed Pinsent in the Colossive Cartographies series from Colossive Press acts as a welcome reminder of the unique vision of this…
Now settled firmly into an annual publication schedule, Ugly Mug #8 lives up to its tagline of “an industrial strength comics compendium” with another bumper collection of comic strips and…
When it comes to the House of Harley’s comics anthology Ugly Mug the tagline “comics to amuse and confuse” perfectly encapsulates the breadth of material between its covers. An underground-style,…
It was another year of outstanding DIY culture output from micropublisher Colossive Press. One where comics became a more fixed part of their publishing plan with new material from A…
To borrow from Stan Lee every Colossive Cartographies review is somebody’s first so if you’re unaware of the format of what has become micropublisher Colossive Press’s signature series keep reading….
When we reviewed Ugly Mug #5 here at Broken Frontier last year it marked the biggest gap between issues of any title we have ever covered on the site. Somewhere…
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Thirty or so years ago, beginning in the late ‘80s, Ugly Mug was a British small press anthology that featured a number of creators who are now considered legends of…
If Pete Frame did one of his “rock family trees” for the UK small press comics scene, a lot of the current activity could probably trace its roots back to…
The return of Windy Wilberforce – and his creator, small-press pioneer Ed Pinsent – heralds a refreshing reunion with what feels like an old acquaintance. I used the phrase about Phil Elliott…
Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
“We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before” – The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press PerspectiveMay 19, 2025
“A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025
“A Single Panel Can Depict a Multitude of Narratives” – Chris King Talks ‘Cold Chips’, Psychogeography in Comics, and Cross-Media PracticeMay 7, 2025
